now that the election is over, president obama has to get down to business. one of the things on the top of his agenda, securing his cabinet positions. steven dennis joins us to talk about that and more. thanks for coming in. we survived the election season. now a lot of challenges. for the president, he's got to figure out who is going to be in his cabinet and who is not. several people likely on the way out. we should point out this is normal for a second term. >> absolutely. i think those in the biggest jobs, these jobs chew people up. they take up inordinate amounts of your time. people tend to not stay forever. whether you're talking about secretary of state hillary clinton, who has been -- has made it clear for a while now that she wants to leave, you know, or some of the other top jobs, even eric holder, attorney general, not sure whether he's sticking around. this is an opportunity for the president to get fresh blood, et cetera. these are big shoes to fill. >> hillary clinton, her reign has been memorable, notable and quite effective some would say.